Antitrust & Merger Control

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  • EU Commission fines Facebook €110m for providing misleading information in relation to WhatsApp acquisition

    Article

    Submitted: 30 August 2017

    ​On 18 May 2017, the EU imposed fines of €110m on Facebook for providing incorrect or misleading information when, in 2014, the EU Commission was investigating Facebook’s acquisition of WhatsApp, under the EU Merger Regulation (Regulation No 139/2004) (EUMR).

  • Innovation and EU merger control - a new approach?

    Article

    Submitted: 30 August 2017

    The European Commission is increasingly taking action on the grounds of an adverse impact on innovation in merger situations.

  • The European Commission ramps up its enforcement action in the e-commerce sector

    Article

    Submitted: 30 August 2017

    On 14 June 2017, the European Commission announced three new antitrust investigations into the licensing and distribution practices of Nike, Sanrio and Universal Studios.

  • Spanish Competition Agency imposes fines on RENFE and Deutsche Bahn

    Article

    Submitted: 14 June 2017

    Although Deusche Bahn was the only competitor of RENFE in traction services and the first provider of freight rail services in Europe; instead of competing with RENFE, it decided to sublease its own service to RENFE, a way for the Spanish company to remain as the sole provider of traction services in Spain.

  • Spanish Competition Agency: Sector inquiry and investigation

    Article

    Submitted: 13 June 2017

    From the inquiry’s preliminary views, it appears that there would be potential competition restrictions related to the market access and the exercise of wholesalers' activities, because of the structure of the market and existing regulations.

  • Commission introduces new anonymous whistleblower tool

    Article

    Submitted: 12 June 2017

    The Commission has launched a new tool which makes it possible for individuals to inform the Commission about cartels and other anti-competitive practices (such as vertical restrictions in supply and distribution relations or abuse of dominance) on an anonymous basis.

  • Update on competition damages claims

    Conference Call

    Submitted: 10 May 2017

    Experts from the Simmons & Simmons Antitrust Litigation Group across Europe provide an update on this fast moving area, with particular reference to implementation of the EU Damages Directive in the main jurisdictions and the status of “opt-out” class action claims and legislative proposals.

  • Proposals to change the EU Merger Regulation conference call

    Conference Call

    Submitted: 09 December 2016

    Experts from our network unpack and discuss the key implications of the current consultation ending in January 2017, including the proposals designed to catch more digital services and “pharma gap” transactions, to reduce red tape for non-problematic transactions and to make the referral mechanisms work better.

  • EU Commission’s e-commerce sector inquiry - interim report

    Conference Call

    Submitted: 12 October 2016

    Members of our EU, Competition & Regulatory network hosted a call to analyse and discuss the European Commission’s interim report published on 15 September 2016 and now open for consultation.

  • Competition and big data Restricted access

    Webinar

    Submitted: 01 July 2016

    In the context of investigations and reports by the European Commission and National Competition Authorities concerning Google, Facebook and other operators of online platforms and social media networks, experts from our European competition network analyse the issues and the approaches competition authorities are taking.

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